Today, our neighbour's pub managress came to our shop to do foot massage. I took the opportunity to chat with her. I see her in the Pub almost every day, before the chat, I thought she is a poor uneducated Philipino girl, the only choice is working in the Pub, company the clients to drink till the wee hour to earn the miserable income to support the family. But I have an surprised answers.
This single mum has came to Singapore almost 20 years already. She worked as a nurse when she first came to Singapore. Now, she works in office to do accounts and admin in the morning from 8am to 2pm, then she came to the Pub in Lucky Plaza to cook and prepare the food for sales in the Pub. She will serve the customers and looks after those girls in Lucky Plaza till 1pm. After that she will go to Orchard Tower, her boss's second outlet to look after the business there untill 3pm. She reaches home at 4pm, and sleeps at 5pm. She will wake up at 7.30pm. She only sleeps for two and half hours every day except Saturday, Sunday and Public holiday.
Since she works like a robot, how much she makes every month? She has invested a two storey house in Holland Village five years ago. She paid about S$800,000/++ for the house, now this house can easily sell for 1.6 millions. She pays about S$4000/++ installment per month. Her total installment is 14 years. She rented out her rooms to three couples at S$800/each. She also help her mum and her sisters in Philiphines to build houses. I guessed she make four to five thousand per month. But I am wrong, she can make minimum S$9K per months. She got her basis salary, plus the 5% bonus when the target is hitted.
S$9000/per month! Many people claimed they have no money, but who is willing to get out of their comfort zone to make the money to meet their desire of their live!
I salute this lady for whatever she is.
